Laboratory Team Lead

Company Description

We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.

Summary

Job Description

Evaluates the chemical and physical properties of various organic and inorganic substances for consumer product testing purposes. Independently conducts sample analysis of different complexity, preparation, extraction, and digestion with and without the use of instrumentation following official methods and laboratory Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Serves as a technical resource for Chemists. Leads the team in analytical techniques and analysis of data. Has limited responsibility for employees (trains new staff). Hand-on leader. 50% or more works as Chemist.

Job Functions

• Evaluates the chemical and physical properties of various organic and inorganic substances for consumer product testing purposes.
• Independently conducts sample analysis of different complexity, preparation, extraction, and digestion with and without the use of instrumentation following official methods and laboratory Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Serves as a technical resource for Chemists.
• Leads the team in analytical techniques and analysis of data.
  
  

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• 7+ years of experience in a regulated commercial lab environment
• 2+ years of protocol and report writing experience
• Advanced knowledge of routine & non-routine testing methods
  
  

OR

• Bachelor Degree in Chemistry and similar disciplines
• 10+ years of experience in the laboratory
  
  

Physical Demands of the Job

• Stand: None
• Move or traverse: None
• Sit: None
• Use hands: None
• Reach with hands and arms: None
• Climb or balance: None
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl: None
• Talk/hear: None
• Taste/Smell: None
• Lift/carry/push or pull: None
  
  

Additional Information

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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